Mélancolique Lyrics in English by Benjamin Biolay
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mélancolique by Benjamin Biolay from French to English.
Mélancolique et ailleurs
Melancholic and elsewhere
Mélancolique et alors?
Melancholic, so what?
Plus pudique que la pudeur
More modest than modesty itself
Mais de vous à moi
But between you and me
Je l'étais déjà, autrefois
I was already, in the past
Apostolique pâleur
Apostolic paleness
Joies de l'idylle par les fleurs
Joys of the idyll through flowers
Parfois je ris de bon cœur
Sometimes I laugh heartily
Mais de vous à moi
But between you and me
Vous n'le verrez plus, vous n'le verrez plus
You won't see it anymore, you won't see it anymore
C'est ce qu'il me reste
It's what I have left
C'est ce qu'il me reste
It's what I have left
De feu ma jeunesse
Of my former youth
Tout ce qu'il me reste
All that I have left
C'est ce qu'il me reste
It's what I have left
C'est ce qu'il me reste
It's what I have left
De feu ma jeunesse
Of my former youth
Tout ce qu'il me reste
All that I have left
Mélancolique et ailleurs
Melancholic and elsewhere
Mélancolique et alors?
Melancholic, so what?
Joies alcooliques
Alcoholic joys
Joies des leurres
Joys of illusions
Mais de vous à moi
But between you and me
Je l'étais déjà, autrefois
I was already, in the past
Transatlantique est mon cœur
Transatlantic is my heart
Plein de bateaux à vapeur
Full of steamboats
J'ai des vues sur le bonheur
I have an eye on happiness
Mais de vous à moi
But between you and me
Vous n'le verrez plus, vous n'le verrez plus
You won't see it anymore, you won't see it anymore
C'est ce qu'il me reste
It's what I have left
C'est ce qu'il me reste
It's what I have left
De feu ma jeunesse
Of my former youth
Tout ce qu'il me reste
All that I have left
C'est ce qu'il me reste
It's what I have left
C'est ce qu'il me reste
It's what I have left
De feu ma jeunesse
Of my former youth
Tout ce qu'il me reste
All that I have left
Mélancolique et ailleurs
Melancholic and elsewhere
Mélancolique et alors?
Melancholic, so what?
Antipathique d'abord
Unpleasant at first
Mais de vous à moi
But between you and me
Je l'étais déjà, autrefois
I was already, in the past
Anachronique candeur
Anachronistic candor
Poétique de 'l'attrappe-cœur'
Poetic like "The Catcher in the Rye"
Parfois je danse à pas d'heure
Sometimes I dance at odd hours
Mais de vous à moi
But between you and me
Vous ne verrez plus, vous ne verrez pas
You won't see anymore, you won't see
Vous ne verrez plus, vous ne verrez pas
You won't see anymore, you won't see
Vous ne verrez plus, vous ne verrez pas
You won't see anymore, you won't see
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Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Benjamin Biolay
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Apostolique — Apostolic
Apostolique translates to "apostolic", referring to the apostles or their teachings. It's a word with strong religious and historical connotations, making it quite unique in a pop song.
In "Mélancolique", Benjamin Biolay uses it in the phrase "Apostolique pâleur" (apostolic paleness). This unexpected pairing creates a striking image, perhaps suggesting a profound, almost saintly, or perhaps even sickly, pallor that hints at a deeper, more spiritual melancholy. It's a word that invites curiosity and adds a layer of depth to the song's introspective mood.
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